Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe
The little-known true story of how a flamboyant circus promoter helped introduce Japan to the West in the late 19th century.
"Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus to Japan in 1864. Three years later, this former acrobat gave many in the West their first glimpse of Japan when he took his "Imperial Japanese Troupe" of acrobats and jugglers on a triumphant tour of ...
The little-known true story of how a flamboyant circus promoter helped introduce Japan to the West in the late 19th century.
"Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus to Japan in 1864. Three years later, this former acrobat gave many in the West their first glimpse of Japan when he took his "Imperial Japanese Troupe" of acrobats and jugglers on a triumphant tour of ...
